For Muhammad Ali, the idea of being a humble athlete - someone pre-packaged and palatable for white America - was never an option. ''He became the incarnation of black defiance, black protest and black excellence at the same time,'' said Rev. Al Sharpton, a longtime friend of Ali's. Ali, who died Friday at 74, gave voice to many blacks frustrated with a white society that asked them to fight communism in Vietnam but openly practiced segregation and discrimination at home.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment